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The Uncanny
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The Uncanny is a 1977 British/Canadian anthology horror film, concerning feline revenge. The film was written by Michael Parry, directed by Denis Héroux, and stars Peter Cushing, Samantha Eggar, Ray Milland, Susan Penhaligan, Donald Pleasence, Alexandra Stewart, and John Vernon.Wilbur Gray (Cushing), a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret: that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror. | |
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All Witches Have Cats | |
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All Witches Have Cats: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy turns out to be a young witch in the making, and her cat Wellington is implicitly her familiar. As her mean cousin Angela will soon learn, attempting to deprive a witch of her cat is a very bad idea. | |
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Ritual Magic | |
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Ritual Magic: In the "Quebec province 1975", Lucy casts her spells via ritual magic. | |
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Trampled Underfoot | |
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Trampled Underfoot: After Lucy shrinks Angela to the size of a mouse, she steps on her and crushes her. | |
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Death by Materialism | |
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Death by Materialism: In the "London, 1912" segment, both Janet and Michael die because they attempt to destroy the will that will remove Michael's inheritance. | |
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Terrifying Pet Store Rat | |
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Terrifying Pet Store Rat: The body language of most of the cats in this film is "happy" rather than "vicious". | |
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Not-So-Fake Prop Weapon: In 1936, in Hollywood, the actor Valentine De'ath replaces the blade of a fake pendulum to kill his actress wife, and give his young mistress and aspiring actress a chance. | |
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Pet Heir | |
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Pet Heir: Miss Malkin cuts her spendthrift nephew out of her will and leaves her entire fortune to her cats. | |
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Book Burning | |
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Book Burning: In "Quebec province, 1975", Joan burns Lucy's books on witchcraft. This is a particularly cruel and heartless thing to do, as the books are one of the few things Lucy has left to remember her mother by. | |
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Drowning Unwanted Pets | |
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Drowning Unwanted Pets: Valentine De'ath not only murders his wife, but also drowns her cat Scat's kittens. Scat extracts horrible vengeance for both of these acts. | |
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Your Tomcat Is Pregnant | |
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Your Tomcat Is Pregnant: Valentine discovers that Scat is female when she gives birth to kittens. | |
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Broken Aesop | |
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Broken Aesop: In-Universe, Wilbur’s attempt to prove that cats are evil is entirely undermined by the fact that all the cats’ victims in the film aside from him are Asshole Victims who the cats give out karma to. | |
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From Dress to Dressing | |
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From Dress to Dressing: While trapped in the kitchen by the cats, Janet tears up her petticoat and uses it to bind the worst of her wounds. | |
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Staircase Tumble | |
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Staircase Tumble: Janet trips over one of the cats as she attempt to flee the house and tumbles down the stairs, where she is mauled to death by the cats. | |
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Cats Are Mean | |
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Cats Are Mean: The basic premise of movie is that cats are not only mean, they are downright bloodthirsty and will not hesitate to exact fatal vengeance upon humans who wrong them or anyone they're fond of. | |
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He Knows Too Much | |
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He Knows Too Much: The cats decide that they can't have Wilbur exposing their supernatural secrets to the world, even if no one else believes him, and permanently silence him in the end. | |
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Vorpal Pillow | |
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Vorpal Pillow: Janet murders Miss Malkin by smothering her with a pillow. Miss Malkin puts up more of a struggle than victims of this trope usually do, and Janet ends up using her entire body weight to pin the pillow over her face. Even then, Miss Malkin pops up for one last scare before finally dying. | |
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Asshole Victim | |
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Asshole Victim: None of the victims (except for Wilbur) in this film are nice people; Michael is cheating on his wife with his aunt's maid, Janet, who murders said aunt in order to help Michael illegally obtain an inheritance. Angela is cruel to her cousin Lucy, an orphan whose parent perished in a plane crash, even forcing her parents to get rid of Lucy's emotional support cat. Valentine De'ath murders his wife so he could be with his mistress and give her his wife's acting role in an upcoming film. | |
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Crazy Cat Lady | |
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Crazy Cat Lady: Miss Malkin in the "London, 1912" segment. However, given that she is extremely wealthy, she should probably be referred to as an eccentric cat lady. | |
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Destroy the Evidence | |
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Destroy the Evidence: At the end of the movie, Frank tosses Wilbur's manuscript into the fire, after receiving an unnerving stare from his cat. Considering Wilbur's fate, it was probably the right call. | |
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The Cat Came Back | |
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The Cat Came Back: In both the "Quebec province, 1975" and "Hollywood, 1938" segments, Aunt Joan and Valentine (respectively) make multiple attempts to dispose of a cat, only to have the feline return to plague them. | |
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Attack of the Killer Whatever | |
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Attack of the Killer Whatever: Cats, in this case. | |
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Incredible Shrinking Man | |
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Incredible Shrinking Man: In "Quebec province, 1975", Lucy uses black magic to reduce her cousin Angela to the size of a mouse. | |
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Death of a Thousand Cuts | |
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Death of a Thousand Cuts: Both Janet and Wilbur are mauled to death by house cats. | |
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Pendulum of Death | |
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Pendulum of Death: Valentine De'ath replaces the blade of a fake pendulum to kill his actress wife, and give his young mistress and aspiring actress a chance. | |
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Spoiled Brat | |
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Spoiled Brat: Angela in the "Quebec province 1975" segment. Her cruelty to Lucy earns a terrible fate at the hands of her cousin and her cat. | |
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Bad People Abuse Animals | |
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Bad People Abuse Animals: Valentine cements his position as a villain when he drowns Scat's three kittens (fortunately off-screen). | |
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Milkman Conspiracy | |
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Milkman Conspiracy: Wilbur believes that cats are at the centre of a massive conspiracy to control humans, and will murder anyone who discovers the truth. The end of the film indicates he is probably right. | |
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Passed-Over Inheritance | |
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Passed-Over Inheritance: Miss Malkin disinherits her spendthrift nephew, leaving him only the price of a splendid meal at a fine restaurant, as it is likely to be the last one he ever has. Instead, she leaves her fortune to her cats. | |
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Reverse Psychology | |
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Reverse Psychology: Lucy tells Angela not to step inside the circle because it might be dangerous, knowing that it will cause Angela to do exactly that. | |
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Dog Food Diet | |
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Dog Food Diet: In "London, 1912", Janet is reduced to eating cat food when she is trapped in the kitchen by the horde of cats. | |
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